Miniature rose plant name &#39;Poulpah024&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new rose plant that has abundant, red, white, and yellow flowers and attractive foliage. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for year-round production in commercial glasshouses. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION

Rosa hybrid

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Poulpah024’

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of roseplant which originated from a controlled crossing between the femaleseed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent,‘Poulra020’, a non-patented variety from the same inventor. The twoparents were crossed in 2001 and the resulting seeds were planted in acontrolled environment. The new variety is named ‘Poulpah024’.

The new rose may be distinguished from its seed parent by the followingcombination of characteristics:

-   -   1. ‘Poulpah024’ normally has 90 flower petals, 10 to 15 of which        are petaloids. The female parent has about 50 petals.    -   2. Flowers of ‘Poulpah024’ are red, blended with yellow and        white stripes. The female parent has light pink flowers.    -   3. ‘Poulpah024’ flower bloom diameter is 55 to 60 mm. The female        parent has a flower bloom diameter of 35 to 40 mm.

The new variety may be distinguished from the pollen parent ‘Poulra020’by the following combination of characteristics:

-   -   1. ‘Poulpah024’ normally has 90 flower petals, 10 to 15 of which        are petaloids. ‘Poulra020’ has approximately 25 to 35 petals.    -   2. ‘Poulpah024’ has an ovate bud form while the pollen parent        has an ovoid to globular bud form.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety for commercialculture was to create a new and distinct variety with unique qualities,such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant red, yellow, and white flowers;    -   2. Vigorous and compact growth;    -   3. Year-round flowering under glasshouse conditions;    -   4. Suitability for production from softwood cuttings in pots;    -   5. Durable flowers and foliage which make a variety suitable for        distribution in the floral industry.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously availablecommercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, anddistinguish ‘Poulpah024’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated theseeds from the aforementioned hybridization and conducted evaluations onthe resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg,Denmark.

‘Poulpah024’ was selected by the inventor as a single plant from theprogeny of the hybridization in June 2002.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpah024’ by vegetative cuttings andtraditional budding was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery inFredensborg, Denmark in April 2002. This initial and other subsequentpropagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated thatthe characteristics of ‘Poulpah024’ are true to type and are transmittedfrom one generation to the next.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonablypossible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typicalcharacteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems of ‘Poulpah024’.Specifically illustrated in the drawing:

FIG. 1.1; Flower buds at various stages of opening;

FIG. 1.2; Open flower and flower petals detached;

FIG. 1.3; Sepals, receptacle, and pedicel;

FIG. 1.4; Juvenile growth;

FIG. 1.5; Bare stem;

FIG. 1.6; Mature leaves.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpah024’, as observed in itsgrowth in glasshouses in Odense, Denmark. Observed plants are 4 monthsof age. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society(London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of colorare used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety‘Poucub’, a rose variety from the same inventor described andillustrated in U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 10/647,010 dated21 Aug. 2003, are compared to ‘Poulpah024’ in Chart 1. CHART 1‘Poulpah024’ ‘Poulcub’ Petalage. 90 petals under normal Average range:15 to 17 conditions, 10 to 15 of petals under normal which arepetaloids. conditions with 20 petaloids. Upper surface of Red-PurpleGroup 57A to Red-Purple Group 66A, petal on open 58B with streaks ofWhite Yellow Group 2B, White flower. Group 155B or Yellow Group 155A.Group 5D. Occasionally the foreground and background colors arereversed. Flower diameter. Average flower diameter is Average flowerdiameter 55 to 60 mm when open. is 35 to 40 mm when open.

-   Flower and flower bud:-   Blooming habit: Continuous.-   Flower bud:    -   -   Size.—As sepals begin to separate, flower buds are normally            20 mm in length from base of receptacle to the apex.            Normally 11 mm in diameter.        -   Bud form.—Ovate.        -   Bud color.—As sepals unfold the petals are Red-Purple Group            57A and Yellow Group 8B in color.        -   Sepals.—Upper Surface: Yellow-Green Group 147A at apex. Base            is Yellow-Green Group 145A. Light pubescence observed. Lower            Surface: Yellow-Green Group 146A. Anthocyanic pigments the            color of Greyed-Orange 173A observed at the apex. Smooth in            texture. Shape: The apex is normally cirrhose. On occasion,            sepals broaden towards the apex. The base is flat at the            union with the receptacle. Margins: Margins have strong            foliaceous appendages, which are occasionally lined with            stipitate glands. Size: Normally 30 to 50 mm (l) by 9 mm            (w).        -   Receptacle.—Texture: Smooth. Shape: Funnel shaped to urn            shaped. Size: 5 mm (h)×7 mm (w). Color: Yellow-Green Group            144B.        -   Peduncle.—Surface: Somewhat rough with few stipitate glands.            Length: 35 to 40 mm. Diameter: 3 mm. Color: Yellow-Green            Group 144A. Strength: Strong.        -   Borne.—Singularly and in clusters of 3 flower buds per stem.-   Flower bloom:    -   -   Fragrance.—Light floral to medium rose scent.        -   Duration.—As a pot plant, flowers last up to 18 days. Petals            do not fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have fully            matured.        -   Size.—Flower diameter is normally 55 to 60 mm when open.            Average depth is 25 mm.        -   Form.—Rosette with many overlapping petals of different            sizes.        -   Shape of flower when viewed from the side.—Upon opening,            upper part: Flattened convex. Upon opening, lower part:            Flat. Open flower, upper part: Flattened convex. Open            flower, lower part: Concave.        -   Petalage.—On average, flowers exhibit 90 petals, 10 to 15 of            which are petaloids.-   Flower color:    -   -   Upon opening, petals.—Outermost petals: Upper Surface:            Steaks of Red-Purple 58B and Red Group 42A at the middle            zone layered over yellow coloration which is Yellow Group 8D            at the apex and Yellow Group 4B at middle zone. Lower            Surface: Streaks of Red-Purple Group 58B and 58C and Yellow            Group 8D at apex. Yellow Group 4B at middle and basal zone.            Innermost petals: Upper Surface: Steaks of Red-Purple 58B            and Red Group 42A at the middle zone layered over yellow            coloration which is Yellow Group 8D at the apex and Yellow            Group 4B at middle zone. Lower Surface: Streaks of            Red-Purple Group 58B and 58C and Yellow Group 8D at apex.            Yellow Group 4B at middle and basal zone.        -   Upon opening, basal petal spots.—Upper Surface: Yellow Group            5A. Lower Surface: None.        -   After opening, petals.—Outermost petals: Upper Surface:            Red-Purple Group 57A to 58B with streaks of White Group 155B            and or Yellow Group 5D layered over. Occasionally the            red-purple colors appear as being layered over the yellow            and white. Lower Surface: Red-Purple Group 64D with streaks            of White Group 155B and or Yellow Group 5D layered over.            Occasionally the red-purple colors appear as being layered            over the yellow and white. Innermost petals: Upper Surface:            Red-Purple Group 57A to 58B at apex, blending to Red Group            42A at the middle zone. Streaks of White Group 155B and or            Yellow Group 5D and 5B are layered over. Occasionally the            red and red-purple colors appear as being layered over the            yellow and white. Lower Surface: Red-Purple Group 64D with            streaks of White Group 155B and Yellow Group 5D layered            over. Occasionally the red and red-purple colors appear as            being layered over the yellow and white.        -   After opening, basal petal spots.—Outermost petals: Upper            Surface: Yellow Group 4A. Lower Surface: Yellow Group 4B.-   General tonality: On open flower Red-Purple Group 57A with streaks    of White Group 155A and Yellow Group 5D. No change in tonality at    the end of the 18^(th) day.-   Petals:    -   -   Petal reflex.—Weak.        -   Petal margin.—Entire and uniform. Week undulations of margin            observed.        -   Shape.—Narrow elliptical. Base: Acute. Apex: Cuspidate.        -   Size.—22 to 30 mm (l)×15 to 30 mm (w).        -   Texture.—Smooth.        -   Thickness.—Average.        -   Arrangement.—Not formal.-   Petaloids:    -   -   Quantity.—10 to 15 normally.        -   Size.—12 mm (l)×9 mm (w).        -   Shape.—Narrow elliptical to irregular.        -   Color.—Upper Surface: Yellow Group 9B with streaks of Red            Group 42A. Lower Surface: Yellow Group 9C with streaks of            Red Group 42B.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Pollen.—None observed.        -   Anthers.—Size: 2 mm long. Color: Yellow Group 6D with            Yellow-Orange Group 14A toward margins. Quantity: 65 to 75.        -   Filaments.—Color: Yellow Group 7B. Length: 4 to 5 mm.        -   Pistils.—Length: 8 to 9 mm. Quantity: Average 35 to 45.        -   Stigmas.—Superior relative to the length of the filaments            and the height of the anthers. Color: Yellow-Green Group            150B.        -   Styles.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 150D.        -   Seed formation.—Not observed.-   Plant:-   Plant growth: Moderate, upright to bushy. When grown as a 12 cm pot    plant on its own roots, the average height of the plant itself is 20    to 25 cm and the average width is 15 to 20 cm.-   Stems:    -   -   Color.—Young wood: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Older wood:            Yellow-Green Group 146C.        -   Diameter.—2 mm.        -   Internodal distance.—30 mm.        -   Length of stems.—On average canes are 20 cm from the base of            the stem to the flowering portion.        -   Surface texture.—Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth.-   Prickles:    -   -   Incidence.—3 prickles per 10 cm of stem on average.        -   Color.—Juvenile thorns are Greyed-Yellow Group 160D. Mature            prickles are Greyed-Red Group 181C.        -   Shape.—Upper side is flat. Lower side is concave.-   Plant foliage: Normal number of leaflets on normal leaves in middle    of the stem: 5 leaflets.    -   -   Compound Leaf size.—90 to 95 mm (l)×70 to 75 mm (w).        -   Quantity.—3 leaves per 10 cm of stem.        -   Foliage color.—Mature foliage is Yellow-Green Group 147A on            the upper surface. Lower surface is Yellow-Green Group 147B.            Juvenile foliage, on the upper surface, is Yellow-Green            Group 144A with marginal anthocyanic intonations of            Greyed-Red Group 181A. Lower surface is Yellow-Green Group            144B.-   Plant leaves and leaflets:    -   -   Stipules.—Size: 10 mm in length. Shape: Linear, slightly            broad based with outward extending apecies. Margins: Finely            serrated with many stipitate glands. Color: Yellow-Green            147A.        -   Petiole.—Length: 10 to 15 mm. Diameter: 1.5 mm. Color: Upper            surface is Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower surface is            Yellow-Green Group 144A. Underneath: Smooth with few            stipitate glands observed.        -   Rachis.—Size: 30 mm in length. Color: Upper surface is            Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower surface is Yellow-Green Group            145A. Underneath: Few small prickles and stipitate observed.        -   Leaflet.—Average Size: 45 mm (l)×30 mm (w). Margin: Serrate.            Shape: Generally ovate. Apex is acuminate. The base is            rounded. Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement:            Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Leaf Gloss: Matte finish.-   Disease resistance: Average resistance to powdery and downy mildew,    black spot, and Botrytis under normal growing conditions in    Fredensborg, Denmark.

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniature class named‘Poulpah024’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due toits abundant, red, white, and yellow flowers, vigorous growth, compacthabit, suitability for production from softwood cuttings in pots, anddurable flowers and foliage that make the variety suitable fordistribution in the floral industry.